COLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster picked Charleston Republican Peter McCoy Jr. to lead Santee Cooper, the troubled state-owned utility that is working to redeem itself from its $4 billion nuclear fiasco. After stints as chairman of the S.C. House’s powerful Judiciary Committee and then as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, McCoy is poised to lead...
In hindsight, Ayeshah Smith wishes she had seen the red flags. The explosions of anger over trivial annoyances. The physical abuse that began two weeks into their relationship and slowly became more common. But Smith was a 16-year-old high school dropout from Davenport, Iowa, who had battled depression, suffered the wrath of bullies and grown...
COLUMBIA — When House Speaker Jay Lucas was deciding who should lead a special committee to address South Carolina’s multi-billion dollar nuclear power debacle last year, he looked for a lawmaker he could trust to act thoughtfully but decisively. He wanted someone who held the respect of other legislators, who had the work ethic to tackle a...
Peter served his entire tenure in the SC House on the Judiciary Committee where he later was elected unanimously by his legislative colleagues to serve as Chairman. Peter also served on the Judicial Merit Selection Committee as well as the Colleges and University Selection Committee.
